26They have passed on with ships of reed, As an eagle darteth on food.


In Context

23 If a scourge doth put to death suddenly, At the trial of the innocent He laugheth.

24 Earth hath been given Into the hand of the wicked one. The face of its judges he covereth, If not — where, who is he?

25 My days have been swifter than a runner, They have fled, they have not seen good,

26 They have passed on with ships of reed, As an eagle darteth on food.

27 Though I say, 'I forget my talking, I forsake my corner, and I brighten up!'

28 I have been afraid of all my griefs, I have known that Thou dost not acquit me.

Job 9:26 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:26They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle [that] hasteth to the prey.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:26They skim past like boats of papyrus, like eagles swooping down on their prey.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:26They have passed by as ships carrying fruits, as an eagle flying to the prey.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:26They are passed away as the swift ships; As the eagle that swoopeth on the prey.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:26They pass by like skiffs of reed; as an eagle that swoops upon the prey.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:26They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that swoopeth on the prey.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:26They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:26They have passed away as the swift ships, as the eagle that swoops on the prey.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:26They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hastens to the prey.